The Twits Award-winning team
by Roald Dahl (author) and Quentin Blake (illustrator)
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'A true genius . . . Roald Dahl is my hero' – David Walliams
Mr Twit is a foul and smelly man with bits of cornflake and sardine in his beard. Mrs Twit is a horrible old hag with a glass eye.
Together they make the nastiest couple you could ever hope not to meet.
Down in their garden, the ghastly, evil Twits keep Muggle-Wump the monkey and his family locked in a cage.
But not for much longer! Because the monkeys are planning to trick the terrible Twits and make their escape, once and for all . . .
Roald Dahl is the world's NUMBER ONE storyteller!
And now you can listen to THE TWITS and other Roald Dahl audiobooks read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams and Steven Fry – plus there are added squelchy soundeffects from Pinewood Studios!
AR book level: 4.4; Middle years; 1.0 points
Author/Illustrator
Roald Dahl was born in Llandaff, South Wales on September 13th 1916. His parents were Norwegian, and were called Harald and Sofie. He went to Repton school, in Derbyshire, and left school in 1933.
His first job was in Africa, with the Shell Oil Company. In the second world war he fought as a fighter pilot, and was badly injured when his plane crashed. After the war he worked in America, and soon started writing stories.
His very first children's book, written in 1943 was called The Gremlins. Eleanor Roosevelt, the wife of the President of the USA liked it so much he was invited to the White House and became friends with the President, Franklin D Roosevelt.
He wrote a number of books and short stories for adults, many of which were televised as the hugely popular Tales of the Unexpected.
But it was as a children's author that he found greatest fame and satisfaction, saying "I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers…Books shouldn't be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful." Millions of fans around the world agreed and have chuckled and gasped at his amazing stories. His mesmerising stories, written in sizzling, sparkly language, will lead you into adventures you'll never ever forget!
From 1945 until his death, he lived at Gipsy House, in Buckinghamshire, where he wrote his famous children's books. He died in hospital in Oxford, on November 23rd, 1990. His books have continued to be read and loved, and have been made into a number of hit films, including Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. You can even visit the Roald Dahl Museum in the village where Dahl lived for most of his life.
In 2009 the Roald Dahl Funny Prize was established in his memory.
Farmer Duck
The Suitcase Kid
Matilda x 30
Charlie A'r Featri Siocled (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in Welsh)
Roald Dahl Pack x 6
The Day the Crayons Quit
The World's Worst Children Pack x 3
11books
Roald Dahl Pack
Captain Underpants #2: Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets
Mr Majeika
The Suitcase Kid x 6
Read & Respond: The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch
Read & Respond: Kensuke's Kingdom
If All the World Were...
The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch x 6
Nim's Island x30
Kensuke's Kingdom x 6
The Hodgeheg
The Twits x 6
Tom Gates #4: Genius Ideas (mostly)
Tom Gates #3: Everything's Amazing (sort of)
The Jolly Pocket Postman
Horrible Histories Pack x6
The Singing Mermaid 10th Anniversary Edition
Elmer Pack x 3
Who Let the Gods Out? #3: Beyond the Odyssey
The Wonky Donkey
Who Let the Gods Out? #4: Against All Gods
Who Let the Gods Out? #2: Simply the Quest
What kids think
Slothgirl
on 5 June 2017
I loved this book! I liked it because of the stupid jokes. My favourite bit was when the animals took all the furniture and glued it on the ceiling so Mr twit glued himself and Mrs twit onto the ceiling so they couldn't move.
5out of 5
dolphindreamer
I have read this book twice and surprisingly I didn't get board of it! It's full of discusting and weird stuff!